Wireless Validation Engineer - Stability, Wireless Technologies u0026 Ecosystems

Are you a fearless thinker? Do you love the challenge of advancing a widely accepted technology? In the Wireless Software group, you'll be responsible for bringing groundbreaking wireless connectivity to the world through Cellular, satellite, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and more. You'll design, develop, and patent the next generation of our state-of-the art connectivity technologies. You'll collaborate across departments to help craft wireless solutions that elevate the customer experience with Apple products and services.

Our goal is to ensure nothing stands in the way of our customers' connections with their devices. If you join us, you'll help build world-renowned wireless systems so seamless that they almost feel like magic. We are looking for a talented cellular validation engineer with a background of automation to join our dynamic team. You will join a diverse team responsible for qualifying the wireless features and software for the latest iPhones/iPads and Apple Watch product lines.

In this dynamic and fast-paced role, you will be directly responsible for ensuring the quality of Apple's wireless products, focusing on consistent functionality and stability. This involves understanding new and existing feature implementations to craft informed and robust testing charters, authoring test scenarios, scripts, and plans, and then executing functional and stability testing. You will also write and review automation test scripts, identify and report defects with first-level root cause analysis and consistent reproduction steps, and champion quality efforts by collaborating with platform architecture, standardization, firmware/protocol development, system test u0026 carrier engineering teams to drive improvement proposals and baseband optimizations

Hands-on experience with testing cellular technologies such as 5G  and mmW, LTE, IMS Deep understanding of Cellular Protocol stack, SQA methodologies u0026 practices Experience in developing test strategies, test plans and executing it with automation or manual testing is critical Automation experience and knowledge of modern scripting or compiled languages (Python, Obj-C, Swift) is a plus Outstanding communication skills vital to collaborate with multi-functional teams An analytical, methodical, and creative problem solver committed to driving quality forward

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Electronics and Communications Engineering, Computer Science or related field and 7 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or related occupation. Minimum 7 year of experience with each of the following skills is required: 5G, LTE, UMTS, CDMA, or GSM MTBF, Stability Testing, Automation tools, test suits, or execution Knowledge in testing the cellular protocols Experience in operating simulators 3

GPP and ETSI standard